security

Hacking your phone to hack your Instagram Members Public

How - and why - do people hack social media accounts?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Instagram

It's General Election Day 2017 - please vote Members Public

Here’s a photo of me trying to do a serious electoral face, and ending up just looking worried [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10158721411170456&set=a.57066280455.133832.699710455&type=3&theater] . But I do think this is a serious election. I’m not

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
encryption

WikiLeaks Task Force doxing concerns: is Twitter verification making you a target? Members Public

Remember when I was amused by Twitter deciding that I’m not a journalist [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2016/11/journalism-social-media-arbitration.html] or in the media? Well, now I’m profoundly glad. Why? Well, this little Tweet from a WikiLeaks-affiliated group went out on Friday: Of course, many, many

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
ethics

Journalists: update your iOS devices now Members Public

Today’s security update for Apple’s iOS devices [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/26/technology/apple-software-vulnerability-ios-patch.html] is a serious one: > One of the world’s most evasive digital arms dealers is believed to have been taking advantage of three security vulnerabilities in popular Apple products in

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
data

Journalists under personal cyberattack Members Public

CNN is reporting that there have been cyberattacks targeted at major newspaper journalists [http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/23/politics/russia-hack-new-york-times-fbi/index.html] : > Hackers thought to be working for Russian intelligence have carried out a series of cyber breaches targeting reporters at The New York Times and other

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
cyberattacks

Misreporting the TalkTalk hacking Members Public

Tom Morris does an excellent job of highlighting the flaws in the reporting of the TalkTalk hack [https://tommorris.org/posts/9396]: > What’s curious though is how the mainstream media have not really talked very much to security experts. Yesterday, I listened to the BBC Today programme—this

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
hacking

LeWeb: Tim Berners-Lee and the societal impact of the web Members Public

The inventor of the web has some serious concerns about its future — and some amazing tales about its past.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
leweb

Morning Coffee Reading 16/7/14 Members Public

Four good reads that I think are worth your coffee time this morning: * Looking for a job in journalism? Kevin Anderson, who recently landed a great one, has some really excellent advice for preparing for the journalism job interview [http://charman-anderson.com/2014/07/10/journalism-job-seekers-what-to-bring-to-the-interview/?utm_source=rss&

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
confidentiality